easter 2013

this year we tried to teach the kids of the true meaning of Easter. and while ahonui seemed to hold on to what was taught a little more than nahe, they were both still very eager to get out into the backyard to hunt for eggs.  hmmm...another reminder that a six-year old's attention span is so very short.

lucky for them, they had two egg-hunting opportunities! on Saturday we went to kahuku to play games, have an Easter lesson, indulge in corn chowder, and spend time with my in-laws. oh right, and how could I forget that they always get spoiled with a hefty basket full of goodies from grandmas & grandpas on both sides. I think we're set with a candy stash for the next few months.

then on Sunday, we traveled down the road to marcus & nue's house for another Easter party.  the potluck dinner was so delicious, abundant, and varied that i'm pretty sure i gained back all the weight that i worked so hard to get off these past few weeks.  arrrrggggh.  i loooooathe myself.

but then in order to hide the eggs throughout the front and back yards, the mommies took all 16 children, between the ages of one and thirteen, out for a long walk...over and through the humongous cricket field, stopping for a tug-o-war competition, then out past the graveyard and back to the house.  not the easiest task when you've just scarfed down what felt like an entire cow.  let's just hope that some of those extra calories consumed were efficiently burned into an oblivion.

by the time we got back to the house and the easter bunny had finished it's business, the kids couldn't wait to be let loose into the bowels of the egg-filled yard.

this time with cousins, aunties, uncles, and grandparents are certainly priceless.  and although the weekend went by in a blur, our easter family fun time sure filled our social, physical, and spiritual cups and readied us for the week!